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The "I just bought/ordered/got/shipped my new/refurb MBA" thread, [Merged]

hakr100 said:
Cool. I am thinking of getting a decently-sized SDXC card to carry around in the MBA for movies and music. I am hoping the MBA will be able to access the card fast enough to allow smooth movie viewing. I think it will. Well, I hope it will! :D
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Sure it will!! What size card you looking at getting?? Best value seems to be 32GB but think ill need 64/128GB
 
Hi

I just wanted to say how satisfied I am with my new Macbook air (i7/8gb/250). It is my first mac coming from windows and having spent some time with it I think to myself i should have made the move along time ago. I have 0 issues in regards to the wifi, heat etc...
 
iloveair said:
Hi

I just wanted to say how satisfied I am with my new Macbook air (i7/8gb/250). It is my first mac coming from windows and having spent some time with it I think to myself i should have made the move along time ago. I have 0 issues in regards to the wifi, heat etc...
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Good for you. Enjoy your new MBA!
 
I got my MBA from best buy thought their open box. i5/4gb/128 for 899+tax. Gave up on the apple back to school
 
Just ordered this morning. First Mac product i've ever purchased. Used the $50 education discount to get the 13" 8GB i5 model. Does the discount delay the order at all? says 1-3 days processing before it ships. Hope it arrives before the 4th.
 
if you ordered it today..you should expect it the week of the 8th..sometime wednesday or thursday most likely
 
Mines on a tour of the Far East :-(

Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
06/27/2013 3:18 P.M. Arrival Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of
06/27/2013 12:47 P.M. Departure Scan
06/27/2013 7:46 A.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China
06/27/2013 5:02 A.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China
06/26/2013 11:22 P.M. Export Scan
06/26/2013 6:00 P.M. Arrival Scan
06/26/2013 5:00 P.M. Departure Scan
06/26/2013 12:58 P.M. Origin Scan
China
06/26/2013 11:56 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
Ordered mine on the 21st (13inch/i5/8GB/128) and its finally been dispatched today! Delivery not until the 3rd, the last day of estimation.
 
I was ready to buy a 13" MBA / 256 / 8 yesterday, so I went to the local shopping street, which has three different stores where Macs are sold. Neither of these stores had anything but 2012 models and base configurations of the new models.

When I had a closer look at the MBAs in the store, I was surprised to see that I had forgotten how big they are. In other words, 11" is big enough, and there was no reason for me to go for 13".

In the end, I decided that I do not need 8 GB RAM anyway for my browsing-writing-facebooking-skyping needs, and so I bought the base 11" model.

I would still have preferred to buy a 256GB model instead of a 128GB model for storing pictures, movies etc, I guess I will have to pay more attention to storage space now. This will not be my primary computer, so I should be fine.

The store then surprised me with a 100 euro voucher for apple accessories, which I immediately used for buying a cable to hook up the MBA with my 24" dell monitor, and then spent the remaining 70 euros on app store credit.

In short: I started out thinking I would be spending close to EUR 1500, and I walked out having spent just EUR 1029 with a MBA and EUR 100 extras... Seriously, these people fail in extracting money from me in accordance with my willingness to pay!

I had an iMac a couple of years ago, but I did not like OSX too much (or rather: iPhoto, Mail etc...) and went back to Ubuntu on the desktop. However, for a portable computer, I am quite confident that this MBA will not disappoint!

First impressions:
- The screen is quite reflective, but not too small for my taste. The relatively low resolution does not bother me either.
- Excellent keyboard - happy that I can disable the backlighting
- Surprised to see how many apps are not in the app store (dropbox, skype, etc...), but that's not really a problem of course.
- full screen + multitouch is great
 
Hope the plane makes it!!


Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong 06/27/2013 7:20 P.M. Departure Scan
06/27/2013 7:18 P.M. A flight delay occurred because of aircraft mechanical reasons. / Released by Clearing Agency. Now in-transit
06/27/2013 7:14 P.M. A flight delay occurred because of aircraft mechanical reasons.
06/27/2013 3:18 P.M. Arrival Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 06/27/2013 12:47 P.M. Departure Scan
06/27/2013 7:46 A.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 06/27/2013 5:02 A.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 06/26/2013 11:22 P.M. Export Scan
06/26/2013 6:00 P.M. Arrival Scan
06/26/2013 5:00 P.M. Departure Scan
06/26/2013 12:58 P.M. Origin Scan
China 06/26/2013 11:56 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
Ordered mine late on the 24th. Just got the shipping notice this morning. The email is estimating July 8th but the UPS tracking page says July 4th. Hopefully UPS is right!
 
I've been very impressed with this 2013 11" Air (details in my sig). It is replacing my iMac. I tried to make an iPad work as a laptop replacement but found it limiting for the online environment where I teach.

I can't say I've felt limited by the loss of the quad core processor or discreet graphics. I even found my games (Diablo III and legacy games like Doom) to be playable. Even though I lost a few hundred bucks in this switch, it really helped me define my computing needs.

The screen size is obviously an issue at home, so I ordered a Thunderbolt Display.
 
pazoo said:
Ordered mine late on the 24th. Just got the shipping notice this morning. The email is estimating July 8th but the UPS tracking page says July 4th. Hopefully UPS is right!
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mine says the same...its possible the earlier date just means the delivery out of china into your home country and apple is right with the later date..

:eek:
 
Mine's still stuck at Shanghai... Or is it just not updated automatically??


Jun 27, 2013 11:53 Pvg - PVG Clearance processing complete - Pvg - PVG
Jun 26, 2013 19:06 Sha - SHA Departed from facility - Sha - SHA
Jun 26, 2013 19:04 Sha - SHA Processed - Sha - SHA
Jun 26, 2013 18:20 Sha - SHA Shipment picked up - Sha - SHA
 
gloryunited said:
Mine's still stuck at Shanghai... Or is it just not updated automatically??


Jun 27, 2013 11:53 Pvg - PVG Clearance processing complete - Pvg - PVG
Jun 26, 2013 19:06 Sha - SHA Departed from facility - Sha - SHA
Jun 26, 2013 19:04 Sha - SHA Processed - Sha - SHA
Jun 26, 2013 18:20 Sha - SHA Shipment picked up - Sha - SHA
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PVG is the airport code for Pudong airport in Shanghai so that means it's at the airport and ready to go on a plane.
 
pumazooma said:
PVG is the airport code for Pudong airport in Shanghai so that means it's at the airport and ready to go on a plane.
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Yea I know but it's been like that for 12 hours. The next stop will be HK and we have LOTS of flights between PVG and HKG everyday. Some others' have gone to Korea and then HK already but mine still hasn't moved yet.

Once it's arrived at Chek Lap Kok airport then it will be on my hands very soon!
 
gloryunited said:
Yea I know but it's been like that for 12 hours. The next stop will be HK and we have LOTS of flights between PVG and HKG everyday. Some others' have gone to Korea and then HK already but mine still hasn't moved yet.

Once it's arrived at Chek Lap Kok airport then it will be on my hands very soon!
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Mine departed Chek Lap Kok over 7 hours ago, next stop Germany?? Then Uk!!
 
gloryunited said:
Yea I know but it's been like that for 12 hours. The next stop will be HK and we have LOTS of flights between PVG and HKG everyday. Some others' have gone to Korea and then HK already but mine still hasn't moved yet.

Once it's arrived at Chek Lap Kok airport then it will be on my hands very soon!
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Mine took 3 days between leaving the factory and leaving China.

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Here's the complete trip mine had

Abingdon, United Kingdom 26/06/2013 9:40 Delivered
26/06/2013 6:55 Out for Delivery
26/06/2013 6:35 Arrival Scan
Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 26/06/2013 4:33 Departure Scan
26/06/2013 2:13 Arrival Scan
Koeln, Germany 26/06/2013 1:59 Departure Scan
Koeln, Germany 24/06/2013 23:38 Import Scan
Koeln, Germany 23/06/2013 19:11 Arrival Scan
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23/06/2013 14:43 Departure Scan
23/06/2013 10:03 Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 23/06/2013 5:33 Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 21/06/2013 21:39 Export Scan
21/06/2013 0:15 Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 20/06/2013 23:15 Departure Scan
20/06/2013 19:40 Origin Scan
China 20/06/2013 7:20 Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
I ordered my Macbook Air (i5/8/128) the other day and it's finally dispatched. I'm expecting it on the 3rd! I hope it comes earlier though. :D
 
thebrobrah said:
mine says the same...its possible the earlier date just means the delivery out of china into your home country and apple is right with the later date..

:eek:
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Ugh I hope not. I want it next week! Mine is coming to Toronto. Not sure how long things typically take to get here from China.
 
New Macbook Airs

Just wanted to post that I received my two MBAs (one yesterday and the other this morning) and tell people that understand that it's a good day for me.
Both MBAs are in stellar condition. Good fit and finish, start up in a flash and operate as smooth as butter on a bald monkey. jeffery0103 posted a couple of times about getting not so good Airs and having to return 5 of them! Can't figure that one out but my two are beautiful machines. Keeping my fingers crossed that I won't run into that wifi bug though. So far - so good. Of course, any problems, I'll post and ask for advice.
Well, I guess I'll retire my Toshiba Satellite with Widows 7. Tired of constant updates while I'm using the computer and the sudden lock ups and shut downs.
I enjoy the forum and the blogs. Everyone have a great day.
 
Good that you had such a great experience! Best of luck and I hope they last you a good long time. :)
 
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